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Eva Marie Pacheco

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
In 2004, Eva Marie founded the Providence Youth Ballet to provide professional performance opportunities for the young people of Rhode Island and it became the inspiration for the creation, in 2008, of Providence Ballet Theatre.
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Season 2024-2025

Mission Statement

Providence Ballet Theatre is a nonprofit, professional, dance company dedicated to cultivating, developing and inspiring audiences of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds.​

Vision Statement

Our vision is to share, inspire and increase access to the performing arts to students and families in historically misrepresented communities. Through performance, training, and educational programs we strive to foster a nurturing and creative environment for our dancers to thrive artistically, while providing a strong technical foundation. Providence Ballet Theatre is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive community of students, educators, artists and audiences by providing creative experiences that open doors for all regardless of age, ability or income.​

Our History

Providence Ballet Theatre is the third branch of an organization stemming from the original Providence Ballet School. The school was founded in 1995 by Eva Marie Pacheco. In 2003 she created the Providence Youth Ballet to provide performing opportunities for local students. In 2008, the not-for-profit professional Providence Ballet Theatre made its debut. Since then, performances by the Providence Ballet Theatre have included an original production of “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” a Spring Concert in May 2011 and participation in the Pawtucket Arts Festival in September 2011. In the Spring of 2012 we added an ALL NEW production of Hansel and Gretel with Choreography by Artistic director Eva Marie Pacheco, Original Score by Tony Lustig. In the Spring of 2018 we presented our Original Ballet "Snow White and the Seven Dwarf" a collaboration between Composer Tony Lustig and Artistic Director Eva Marie Pacheco with the talents of Costume Designers Maxine Wheelock and Christine Britton, set design by Christopher Abernathy, Projection design by Chris Griffin and lighting design by Robert M. Ferland Jr.  We continue to bring new, exciting and entertaining dance to our community.

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A letter from our artistic director

The Providence Ballet school provides rigorous classical ballet and modern dance training in a nurturing environment. Our students come from all over the state, as well as from our neighborhood in South Providence. A satellite school in East Greenwich opened in 1998, allowing us to provide our arts education to an even greater number of students. No one is ever turned away for financial reasons; each year approximately five percent of our dance classes are free to any student who demonstrates need. Our Providence studio has become a vibrant artistic hub in an otherwise struggling part of the city. Our school has also become a pipeline sending students onto perform with the Providence Youth Ballet and the Providence Ballet Theatre.The Providence Youth Ballet has provided many opportunities for our students to perform throughout the state. Students audition, rehearse and perform as they would in any professional dance company. The dancers rise to the challenge and put on an incredible show!

Please consider supporting us with your tax deductible contribution,

Thank you,

Eva Marie Pacheco
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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Providence Ballet Theatre Board of Directors

Officers:

Sara Barney Lustig, President
Robert Ferland, Vice President
Katrina Clidence​, Treasurer 
​Justin Gharavi, Secretary 

Members:

Eva Marie Pacheco
Becky Russo 
Alexander Sprague 

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS 

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Funding provided in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly, a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and private funders.
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Providence, RI 02905
63 Cedar Ave #10, East Greenwich, RI 02818
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  • Providence Ballet School
    • About
    • Faculty
    • Class Schedule
    • Tuition >
      • DanceStudio Pro - Setup
    • Monthly Newsletter
    • June Free Classes
    • Summer Classes & Camps
    • Summer Dance Intensive
    • Year-End Performance
    • Class Descriptions & Dress Code
    • Gallery
    • Covid-19 Guidelines
  • Providence Ballet Theatre
    • 401 Gives 2025
    • 2024-2025 Season >
      • Hansel and Gretel >
        • ​School Show Enrichment Registration
      • Twas the Night Before Christmas >
        • ​School Show Enrichment Registration
      • Gala 2025
    • Company Auditions
    • Youth Auditions
    • Join the Board
    • Company
    • Jr. Company
    • Company Calendar
    • Gallery
  • News & Events
  • Donations
  • Contact